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Smiley's People
Starring: Sir Alec Guinness , Eileen Atkins , Patrick Stewart
Directed by: Simon Langton
Produced by: Jonathan Powell
Written by: John Hopkins , John Le Carre
Sir Alec Guinness (Star Wars) reprises the role of British spymaster George Smiley in this gripping sequel to the television masterpiece Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Smiley has retired as chief of the Circus, the British Secret Intelligence Service, but the assassination of his informant General Vladimir brings him back to work-and within the reach his nemesis, the Soviet super spy Karla (Patrick Stewart, X-Men).
Item Number: 16424
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 5 1/2 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 3
- Closed Captions / Subtitles:
- This Product contains Closed Captions
- Special Features:
• Exclusive interview with John le Carré
• Production notes
• Glossary of main characters and terms
• Cast filmographies
• Le Carré biography and booklist
Sir Alec Guinness (Star Wars) reprises the role of British spymaster George Smiley in this gripping sequel to the television masterpiece Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Smiley has retired as chief of the Circus, the British Secret Intelligence Service, but the assassination of his informant General Vladimir brings him back to work-and within the reach his nemesis, the Soviet super spy Karla (Patrick Stewart, X-Men). Based on the novel by John le Carré, and includes scenes deleted from the original PBS broadcast. Recommended for mature viewers.
Season 1, Episode 1
Original Air Date-20 September 1982
What is the connection between a penniless Russian woman in Paris and the brutal murder of an old man in a London park? And so begins a new conundrum for George Smiley to sort out.
Season 1, Episode 2
Original Air Date-27 September 1982
Smiley makes inquiries among many Russian exiles, and uncovers a photograph revealing an astonishing secret.
Season 1, Episode 3
Original Air Date-4 October 1982
Smiley learns that his nemesis, the dreaded Soviet spymaster Karla, has a deep secret hidden involving his personal life. He now attempts to track down certain Russian individuals who could aid him, but they keep disappearing.
Season 1, Episode 4
Original Air Date-11 October 1982
Smiley gets into trouble with his superiors, who want the investigation closed. But he finally encounters the woman and gets her account.
Season 1, Episode 5
Original Air Date-18 October 1982
Smiley is hot on the trail leading to Karla, but must make the ultimate sacrifice: cutting off his wife Ann.
Season 1, Episode 6
Original Air Date-27 October 1982
The final confrontation between Smiley and Karla takes place. But in this game there are no victors, only losers.
| George Smiley | --- | Alec Guinness |
| Madame Ostrakova | --- | Eileen Atkins |
| Lauder Strickland | --- | Bill Paterson |
| Otto Leipzig | --- | Vladek Sheybal |
| Ferguson | --- | Andy Bradford |
| Toby Esterhase | --- | Bernard Hepton |
| Peter Guillam | --- | Michael Byrne |
| Oliver Lacon | --- | Anthony Bate |
| Alexandra Ostrakova | --- | Tusse Silberg |
| Madame La Pierre | --- | Germaine Delbat |
| Claus Kretzschmar | --- | Mario Adorf |
| The General | --- | Curd Jürgens |
| Anton Grigoriev | --- | Michael Lonsdale |
| Saul Enderby | --- | Barry Foster |
| Mikhel | --- | Michael Gough |
| Mother Felicity | --- | Rosalie Crutchley |
| Elvira | --- | Ingrid Pitt |
| Oleg Kirov | --- | Dudley Sutton |
| Villem Craven | --- | Paul Herzberg |
| Molly Meakin | --- | Lucy Fleming |
Directed by Simon Langton
Written byJohn Hopkins, John le Carré
Produced by Jonathan Powell
Original Music by Patrick Gowers< br>
Cinematography by Kenneth MacMillan
Film Editing by Clare Douglas, Chris Wimble
Costume Design by Sheila Beers
"Marvelously riveting" -The New York Times
"Scintillating, seductive" -The Washington Post
